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Urdu Tafsir by Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi
- Language
- Urdu
- Scholar
- Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi
- Role
- Indian Qur’an Mufassir and author of Bayan al-Qur’an, a major Urdu Qur’an Tafsir with translation and commentary; also a Hanafi jurist, scholar, teacher, and Sufi reformer.
- Place
- Born in Thana Bhawan, Muzaffarnagar district, British India; later primarily associated with Thana Bhawan.
- Education
- Received early Arabic and Persian education in Thana Bhawan, memorized the Qur’an at a young age, and graduated from Darul Uloom Deoband in 1884 after studying Islamic sciences under scholars including Muhammad Ya‘qub Nanotwi and Rashid Ahmad Gangohi.
